Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Fringed Myotis

Andrena humilis compared with Myotis thysanodes

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Fringed Myotis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Fringed Myotis
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Andrenidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Andrena	Myotis
Species	Andrena humilis	Myotis thysanodes

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Fringed Myotis share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Fringed Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Fringed Myotis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Fringed Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

The Buff-Tailed Mining Bee (Andrena humilis) is a species in the genus Andrena. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.